Save Arrested Development
Hey Everyone,
You may remember me from such memorable events as Homecoming 2003 or graduation. Actually, I didn't go to graduation so if you think you remember me from there, you're probably thinking of my cousin Ryan. It's okay, you're not the first one to make that mistake.
I'm writing to you because I need your help. Many of you probably don't watch TV, and I don't blame you. However, I would like to direct your attention to one show which I believe you will enjoy. It's called "Arrested Development." It's on FOX on Monday nights at 8. Or should I say, was on FOX. FOX has decided to cut back the current season from 22 episodes to 13, which pretty much signals the end.
You're probably wondering what makes this show so great. Well, I'll let the critics speak for themselves:
"One of the episodes aired during the family hour time slot involved a storyline about the incestuous feelings between two teenaged cousins, earning Arrested Development the distinction of being this week's Worst of the Week."
- Parents Television Council
"The show focuses on the tension that developed between the members of the Bluth family due primarily to their diminished spending power. Sibling rivalries, unresolved oedipal conflicts, sexual incompatibilities, personal identity crises, adolescent trauma, aging, pride, miscommunication, lying, guilt, subterfuge, determination, manipulation, mutilation, social status anxiety, and countless other themes weave serpentine throughout Arrested Development"
- Wikipedia.org Entry
"The material from Arrested Development included dialogue about making popcorn balls that devolves into jokes about "corn-holing," which Parents Television Council (PTC) alleged was a reference to anal sex. Again, the FCC concluded that the cited dialogue was not sufficiently graphic or explicit to render the program indecent."
- Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP
Arrested Development is indeed the funniest show on television, but FOX dumped it for the month of November and is playing one hour of "Prision Break" in it's place. Rest assured, AD will be back in December to air the remaining 8 episodes, but until then I have to put up with this shitty show "Prision Break." You're probably thinking, "Oh, it's not that bad of a show, you should give it a chance." Yeah, you're probably right. Oh wait, I did watch it and it was a stupid piece of shit. I'M TIRED OF FOX DRAMA ABOUT COPS AND SHOOTING AND 24 STYLE SHIT. JESUS CHRIST.
So you, reading this, this is your fault. But you can redeam yourself. Tune in for the remaining episodes. Go out and buy or rent the first two seasons on DVD and watch them. E-mail FOX at askfox@foxinc.com and tell them you are willing to give the show a chance. Please do something before crappy television shows take over again.
In case you are wondering what the show is about, Ron Howard explains it best with his opening narration:
"Now for the story of a wealthy family who lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together. It's Arrested Development."
It's got Segways, low speed boat chases, "The Final Countdown" by Europe, Ron Howard, kissin' cousins, David Cross, magic, and it's all about the fact that family is the most important thing. Believe me, you won't regret it.
You may remember me from such memorable events as Homecoming 2003 or graduation. Actually, I didn't go to graduation so if you think you remember me from there, you're probably thinking of my cousin Ryan. It's okay, you're not the first one to make that mistake.
I'm writing to you because I need your help. Many of you probably don't watch TV, and I don't blame you. However, I would like to direct your attention to one show which I believe you will enjoy. It's called "Arrested Development." It's on FOX on Monday nights at 8. Or should I say, was on FOX. FOX has decided to cut back the current season from 22 episodes to 13, which pretty much signals the end.
You're probably wondering what makes this show so great. Well, I'll let the critics speak for themselves:
"One of the episodes aired during the family hour time slot involved a storyline about the incestuous feelings between two teenaged cousins, earning Arrested Development the distinction of being this week's Worst of the Week."
- Parents Television Council
"The show focuses on the tension that developed between the members of the Bluth family due primarily to their diminished spending power. Sibling rivalries, unresolved oedipal conflicts, sexual incompatibilities, personal identity crises, adolescent trauma, aging, pride, miscommunication, lying, guilt, subterfuge, determination, manipulation, mutilation, social status anxiety, and countless other themes weave serpentine throughout Arrested Development"
- Wikipedia.org Entry
"The material from Arrested Development included dialogue about making popcorn balls that devolves into jokes about "corn-holing," which Parents Television Council (PTC) alleged was a reference to anal sex. Again, the FCC concluded that the cited dialogue was not sufficiently graphic or explicit to render the program indecent."
- Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP
Arrested Development is indeed the funniest show on television, but FOX dumped it for the month of November and is playing one hour of "Prision Break" in it's place. Rest assured, AD will be back in December to air the remaining 8 episodes, but until then I have to put up with this shitty show "Prision Break." You're probably thinking, "Oh, it's not that bad of a show, you should give it a chance." Yeah, you're probably right. Oh wait, I did watch it and it was a stupid piece of shit. I'M TIRED OF FOX DRAMA ABOUT COPS AND SHOOTING AND 24 STYLE SHIT. JESUS CHRIST.
So you, reading this, this is your fault. But you can redeam yourself. Tune in for the remaining episodes. Go out and buy or rent the first two seasons on DVD and watch them. E-mail FOX at askfox@foxinc.com and tell them you are willing to give the show a chance. Please do something before crappy television shows take over again.
In case you are wondering what the show is about, Ron Howard explains it best with his opening narration:
"Now for the story of a wealthy family who lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together. It's Arrested Development."
It's got Segways, low speed boat chases, "The Final Countdown" by Europe, Ron Howard, kissin' cousins, David Cross, magic, and it's all about the fact that family is the most important thing. Believe me, you won't regret it.